Awarding Excellence, GIRTON GOLF CLUB
The Directors and Senior Management of Your Golfer Magazine are delighted to introduce the deserving recipients of their Cambridgeshire Golf Club of the Year Award for 2018 as, Girton Golf Club in Dodford Lane, Girton. The Award recognises not only the wonderful golf course and facilities of Girton Golf Club, but the outstanding service and hospitality demonstrated through the club’s clubhouse team including PGA professional staff the club’s catering team; all of whom contribute to memorable days at Girton.
Cambridgeshire Golf Club of the Year 2018
Set in the heart of the Cambridgeshire countryside There are many high quality golf courses in Cambridgeshire. Visitors have a choice of golf course close to the hustle and bustle of the centre of Cambridge or one of the other stunning parkland golf courses which are located in the surrounding countryside. The region is home to many hidden gems and courses that, once you’ve played, you just have to visit again.
Established over 80 years ago, Girton Golf Club is a well-equipped, well-organised golf club with excellent facilities and an ideal location in the village of Girton on the edge of Cambridge. Highly regarded as a friendly club which extends a warm welcome to visitors and their families, Girton offers a friendly and relaxing environment to socialise - no matter how tough the golf may be, it can always a pleasurable experience at Girton GC. Founded in 1936, originally as a nine-hole golf course, the Girton golf course was extended to the eighteen holes that can be enjoyed today when more land was purchased in 1979. While the club’s spacious clubhouse building opened its doors in 1992.
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A beautifully manicured course, which is playable all-year-round thanks to superb drainage systems and the hard work of a dedicated green keeping team, the course at Girton is aesthetically pleasing with a profusion of trees and pretty shrubs bordering its fairways. An abundance of wildlife also visits the golf course which can be seen in the sky as well as on the ground including Girton’s famous Black Squirrels. The par 69 golf course which measures 6,012 yards from the championship tees represents a testing challenge of accuracy and control, tight fairways and some challenging short holes. Girton’s superbly-presented clubhouse offers the ideal setting for all manner of occasion from drinks with friends to dining with family or those allimportant business meetings.
Delivering first class service, hospitality and menus make Girton Golf Club one of the finest all-inclusive venues in Cambridgeshire.
Head PGA Professional and Director of Golf, Alan Fletcher together with his team of dedicated professional staff make good use of the club’s state-of-the-art swing studio, offering full custom fits and swing analysis.
The clubhouse is also home to the superb, Girton Golf Professional Shop is ran by an attentive and organised team who offer first rate advice, and stock a comprehensive range of clothing, equipment and accessories from some of the game’s leading manufacturers. With competitive prices and a wealth of expertise in the golfing industry, whatever your budget or handicap, the team are sure to be able to kit you out or offer that piece of advice to take you to the next level.
The club is also one of the region’s number one venues for a society golf day. Easy to get to from both the M11 and A14 and located just 10 minutes from the centre of Cambridge, Girton’s highly experienced management team know how important the society day can be to their discerning visitors, many of whom return year-after-year. The golf club are fully flexible in terms of golf day packages and offers a variety of reasonably priced packages which combine excellent golf on the Girton course, delicious dining options and as much or as little help from the club’s dedicated professional team as required.
Dodford Lane, Girton, Cambridge CB3 0QE